Anti-Muslim filmmaker detained for almost a month...next court date three days after election

Anti-Muslim filmmaker detained for almost a month...next court date three days after election

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the 55-year-old filmmaker responsible for the anti-Muslim video that President Barack Obama, Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton, and U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice initially and wrongly blamed for inciting the deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission
in Benghazi, is still being held at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) without bond.

It has been almost one month since Mr. Nakoula was arrested for allegedly violating the terms of his probation.

“Nakoula was ordered detained -- held without bond -- by a federal judge, who determined he posed a flight risk,” said Thom Mrozek of the
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.

Mr. Nakoula’s next court date is on November 9, three days after the presidential election. In the meantime, while the Obama administration passes
blame around over who dropped the ball with the attack in Benghazi, Mr. Nakoula remains locked up and muzzled in a Los Angeles detention center until
after the ballots for president are counted on November 6.

Where is the outrage? I know he has a criminal history and has used several aliases. However, this guy was originally blamed for the death of 4
Americans. Is he just another patsy being played by the Obama Administration?

I have wondered this myself. What probation violation did he supposedly commit? Usually, people have contact with their attorney within the first
few days. Has this not happened? EXTREME violation of rights. Obama cannot get far enough away from the Benghazi attack because all the links go
right back to him and his administration. I wonder what Romney will do 3 days after he is elected to get this man due justice?

Originally posted by ripcontrol
It is standard SOP for anyone who is on probation who is accused of violating it...

No outside contact or phone calls....

He has not been convicted of a probation violation yet and is just sitting it out until after the election...

He had a hearing earlier in October and has been mothballed ever since

A California man linked to an anti-Islam film that stoked violent protests in the Muslim world denied on Wednesday that he had violated his
probation on a bank fraud conviction, and he was sent back to jail until his case can be heard on its merits.

The man, who has been known publicly as Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, denied under oath in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that he committed eight
probation violations, including lying to officials over the scope his role in the film and using aliases.

If he is found to have violated the terms of his supervised release from prison, the Egyptian-born Coptic Christian man whose legal name is Mark
Basseley Youssef could be sent back to prison for two years.

“Nakoula was ordered detained -- held without bond -- by a federal judge, who determined he posed a flight risk,” said Thom Mrozek of the
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.

Mr. Nakoula’s next court date is on November 9, three days after the presidential election. In the meantime, while the Obama administration passes
blame around over who dropped the ball with the attack in Benghazi, Mr. Nakoula remains locked up and muzzled in a Los Angeles detention center until
after the ballots for president are counted on November 6.

Where is the outrage? I know he has a criminal history and has used several aliases. However, this guy was originally blamed for the death of 4
Americans. Is he just another patsy being played by the Obama Administration?

Uh, he was sent back on a parole/probation? violation. Meaning he still had time left on (alternative to) custodial sentence. He violated his
parole/probation, there are no rights being violated because he was sentenced for a crime already...

I have wondered this myself. What probation violation did he supposedly commit? Usually, people have contact with their attorney within the first
few days. Has this not happened? EXTREME violation of rights. Obama cannot get far enough away from the Benghazi attack because all the links go
right back to him and his administration. I wonder what Romney will do 3 days after he is elected to get this man due justice?

He was barred from using computers unless authorized by the person supervising his probation. This was because of the fraud he committed in the
past.

Not surprisingly, he didn't ask permission to make his movie. Which was done with the help of computers. Not so much a criminal mastermind this guy
was...

Nakoula’s June 2010 sentencing transcript shows that after being arrested, he testified against an alleged ring leader of the fraud scheme, in
exchange for a lighter sentence.[23][24][25] He was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison, followed by five years probation (supervised release),
and ordered to pay $794,701 in restitution.[4][26] He was sent to prison, then to a halfway house,[27] and was released from custody in June 2011. A
few weeks later, he began working on Innocence of Muslims.[28][27] Conditions of Nakoula's probation include not using aliases and not using the
Internet without prior approval from his probation officer.[29][30]

Doesn't he have to be convicted of the parole violation before being remanded to complete the original sentence?

No, you are automatically held in custody, because you are already convicted of the crime. You re lucky enough to get a non-restrictive punishment
(being in the community), so when you violate that, or are suspected of violating that, you can expect all privileges vanish.

They do, do hearings for parole and probation violations, but in most cases, the offenders stay in custody until that's done.

This case is cut and dry, he's already admitted to his violation. Now he will be sentenced for it which could be more probation, custody, or a slap
on the wrist. He has to wait for that to happen...

The measures here are completely within the right of the state, and it is mitigating the risk to public safety. If a sex offender was breaking his
probation restrictions by hanging around a school, I doubt the people defending in this thread would have the same opinion....

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